About D. Rodman Eastburn
David Rodman Eastburn, who goes by "Rod", heads the firm's estate, estate planning and tax departments, and is an active participant in its business practice. He sits on the firm's management committee. Rod is a great grandson of Eastburn & Gray's founder.
Rod has worked extensively with the owners of closely-held businesses and their families to organize their estate planning and business succession planning. He appears regularly before the Internal Revenue Service, Pa Department of Revenue, and the Orphans' Court Divisions of the Bucks and Montgomery Courts of Common Pleas which have jurisdiction over probate, estate and trust matters. He is a speaker at Continuing Legal Education courses and a frequent consultant to other attorneys in the Bucks County area with respect to tax, estate and trust matters.
Memberships
Rod is a member of the Bucks County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Bucks County Estate Planning Council.
Bar Admission
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Education
Born in 1951, Rod attended Doylestown public schools and then Amherst College where he graduated with a B.A. in 1973. He joined the family firm following his graduation from Georgetown Law School in 1976. Rod has practiced continuously with the firm since that time. In 1978, he matriculated at Temple Law School's graduate tax program, eventually obtaining an LLM in Taxation in 1981.
Volunteer and Community Work
Rod recently completed a lengthy stint as President of the Bucks County Symphony and has served on its Board for many years. Additionally, he has served as a board member and officer of the Boy Scouts and YMCA. He regularly donates his services to local museums, churches and other cultural institutions.
Personal Data
Rod has been married to Valerie King Eastburn for 24 years and has four children: Mike, Sarah, Alexandra and Mark. The oldest is an attorney.
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